Telegram-herald., 1887-10-23
Ill IN A HOSP|ATL
N22ss nl a. the stss>E - ss-s - 49,
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Hhas - sa9-E4tk. VIA
E1s f4seats.

j all ei@eesi 4adsT tias ears ~ net1sfiy
aea1 nafse. Alzs 8oOta.
-Sur yrisara r9ssaz as al sngaxsd sa-d
t1s -baG - s.ll -zks seed care u pa hers
Hasa a sas "a 1sli.ng aia = sell van
t.iated Ias AR : t.sA II . = cassrfal
a.. esnE.sEizg tssaty fes esfs Fssia 10
snosY sAsets sreCr1ssd tws1rY four heads q
az ax.s. colcrs and aA@sss fhsss h-<sis 30
Loazs1 - i-.f4lls ~ g4iicsls slax.s 81 ssckless
-ho. il.zs tas strange. sas ssssiak rsl-sf Ihs
tali si4esFs s-rs ssIs2alsalsi AZ tls Top
sita colarsa glass, ba4l Lhefs ssrs ~ 4sc,ga-
t1,ss ga tae val
-ia4s n Jour clothing said Miss Booth.
Z" " Aat. riz4s 1eFs. bc.ors a. t4ess ygang
ladies'
~Neii. ~. The orderly 5 placing assreea
around your bed assl you sa.ir-ss sesind ir.'
A cls@a alghs salgt waa passed Ia aad the
stranger ssFslchs'l 3 ilnii.s ca hospital cot
Tor sle arag TINE Ia bis ATE
The screen ~as removed AMI curiosity made
I'm foFFsg ais aches lis lsksd questions ~
his aeiZhcors an1 II every alt@n~i4ns sno
eaass asaF. DO bszanito feel CA friendly terms
wita everybody ~hsa be- pss bEonshs o bis
ssnsss ~ saving Thermometer thrust into
as mouth
I'VE ars ordered 10 rexistsr your tsniperA-
tire boariy. -li4 tae nurse.
saadsaiY tls attention. q everybody vas
e~nlsrsl GA tas large doors Something un-
uaaal ~as aprarealiy about o happen The
eongslescenis, sl0 had ssen strais lteniag
sur oandazea all rolling tasm up, alld ANUS
tag themselves in various Eays, now became
SILENT, and assumed sort os military bear
lnz The raor fei ovs vao had their knees
etir.ed % on ths cots Tor comfort straight
sne,i them OUT Silence reigned supreme. It
vas ths Inspection, or rather consultation.
hour of the physicians
Or. F-stoly, tie visiting physician; Or.
Ricnaras. the house physician. Or. fockeand
al assistant orlsislY marched into the room,
aod the great doors % the ward were clossd
behind them, not % bs opsred for even the
president until they retired. They marched
over - cot No. Z. followed by tho nurses and
orierlisS They sncirclet is occupant, and
the orderly took from the wall document
and Landed IL % the bead physician. Il was
. fnll report ot the case before thsm, the
medicine hs h>-d ,csived and the notes Of the
attending nars~s A short CONSULTATION was
hskl, and the orders OF the phy ysician wsrs
DO 5ked oy tae heas nurse. 4 similar consul
tafsn was held az the bedside Of each pa
tent until they reached the last one. Then
~ss lsfr N charge OF tas nurses.
Tho corps Of nurses were neatly attired Ia
hxht blue gingham dresses, spotless white
aprons and whss muslin caps. They had
whi.s kerchiefs over their shoulders, on which
wsrs pinned few flowers A brouzs or sill
yer mecRl OF the Nurses guild was worn 80
ths taroaG Each nurse was armed with
pair q scissors. pair Of tseezers and a hang
Ing pin cushion filed with al styles aud sizes
ef pms A sneezs or a groan would bring
ore ot these young ladies' 70 your bedstead in
a. instant. day or night
fs was now tbs strangers turn 20 receive at
ssuaon- The thernosnetsr sceated with car
boiio acld was sgRin put IN his mouth. His
pulse vas timed by a small eight day alarm
cl0ck Tho nurses had 20 watches. he was
plastsred and poulticed until he vss red In
tbe gacs. They then lefs him Curiosity led
a few o( tho couvalesce.irs q his side. They
read his bedside notes and ehatted in sym
pathetic tone To theIa the rvading Of the
hullstins and a chat with a rev patient were
sventful apisodss In their hospital lives.
1t - az nonsense. said one. ~to engage .
private fcon in hospital when you become
very lonesome and are likely % die of cnnui.
IN the wards there IS always something going
on % nisks you forget your sickness, and
when you ars not going % die yourself there
- somsthins exciting in seeing others die. l
know s IS ire general impression among
those insxperienc-d IN hospital life that pri-
vate rooms are . necessity, but once they
leave them and sc-nd a day IN a ward they
will not return 70 tasmr
Six o'clock p n. vas supper hour 20 sone,
but ag-ravation % many. Dietetic instruc-
tions ars riSidly carried out n = patient
required is there was'nO limit % the food he
rnizht obtain. but there IS no guess work
about his requirements The fever patient
might yel. a. one did ysil, For God's ssks
give me- something 70 est or shall s=s the
b~ticfstAes bus hs oniy rsceivsd j,iss what
bis csss and condition demanded.
Nnk vas gwen in abundance, and sur
prisingly good mix is vas. but it was served
i,,e coid and a patient mixht qusT it a. one
gulp II he vsn.sd g. Ihsy say enc gets
hardened 20 th- Scenes q suffering about
him. aud the stranger believes t. A man AZ
cns -rd q the hsn suffered tsrribly he
spoke 50 thas the solid building fairy vi
brated Opposite hin sat a portIy dropsicsl
pafient serrneiY eating oyster soup. roast
chicken snd rice pudding as calmly as though
a. banquet.
Snpper ever tha backs ard 'iu,es II The n
valas wrgs bafhe8 ia siconol by she hands
o. fsnaals nurses Male nurses would waste
to uurh aicebol and their rough hanis
would irfitats bsd sorss.
Ten o'clock. aud al vas quiet save M oc-
rasionaI slxh Or moan from some si<episss
invalid
Is vas midnight Tbros,.a slasrcw Of tsll
crimson capped windows ioe,icd ths electric
lixhs. -sstinC opcn re walls ami ceiling long
even streams e pa,e. goirerinS hght Tbs
form sf the fNthfni nurse Vas diniY outlined
A. ths dark.r-f roonl
ssrsaksog daylighs anaiiY rlesrnrd through
the eastern vine0wS Bed.lotbe~ rers tossed
h.r. z1d there. ard limbs q disesss lasier
t.siirs IN eveyv cunceivable direction ant
ssar- w@rs -eer- The nurses soon pus th'
-rarsg in 1r.ier Ther pleasant "Gocd morn
lnxr and sarne~s and sTnspstsstlc in4uirSr
sftsr vuar hesith rst every enc n good hauso<
The orderly dss1flbutss ssp shd vst~ 8.
tils,sr ale e. sash sistrnsslvss. srsi ctlers has
taeir boiiet made for them. A BARRIER e.u'
r. ard vita n VERY duh razor pulled cut IN
stesd e cutting rbe beard = pesnlisr ting
ting sensaEien rss felt wsen the f@es trf,c nes
she Hoor and vas the cause q r1erri riueut
After ev-rrthinx vss ~ crfer the corps q
sprecrs arrived ard made tser morning in
suecrcn Dc rsu Cio~ - any eosf rsasoI
-s7 ycri shcuid net oedischsrxsdF ASKED tb
parsirian a = r,nvalescrf1
NO. answered ths rnaa. 49,
~rhe-s vcu are 4 s,bsrged-
As fse crsisS3e-f tke sFfarr-r Re salt - ~
err~e. &Dircaannae his nassiicin- Dis,cn
ri.ue rrs,i sices ard riasts'rs. Discortinu
ssrnperauzr.. Gre blm sof1 aies s1d hl
cIstncs
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